''Bosnia'' is a live recording by the American rock band

Grand Funk Railroad Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan, by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and succes ...

. The concert was a benefit performance for the nation of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It was recorded live 20 April 1997 at

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. Special guest performers included

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, and the

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. The band later claimed that Capitol released it without the band members' knowledge or consent.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

Mark Farner Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a contemporary Christian musician. Early ...

except where noted. #"2001: A Space Odyssey" (Richard Strauss) – 1:25 #"Are You Ready" – 3:26 #"Rock 'N Roll Soul" – 3:50 #"Footstompin' Music" – 4:19 #"Time Machine" – 3:17 #"Paranoid" / "Sin's a Good Man's Brother" / "Mr. Limousine Driver" Medley – 7:17 #"Heartbreaker" – 7:38 #"Aimless Lady" – 3:53 #"T.N.U.C." – 7:25 #" Inside Looking Out" (

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powe ...

Chas Chandler Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He ...

) – 10:22 #"Shinin' On" (

Don Brewer Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer. He is the longest serving and only remaining original member of rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Early life Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 3, 19 ...

/Farner) – 3:37 #"

The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is notable for appearing in the ...

" (

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

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) – 3:41 #"

We're an American Band ''We're an American Band'' is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, credited as Grand Funk. The album was released by Capitol Records on July 15, 1973 (see 1973 in music) and was certified gold by the RIAA ...

" (Brewer) – 3:58 #"Overture" (

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman, November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely Da ...

) – 2:59 #"Mean Mistreater" – 4:26 #" Some Kind of Wonderful" (

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) – 2:58 #"To Get Back In" – 4:02 #"

Bad Time "Bad Time" is a song written by Mark Farner and performed by Grand Funk Railroad, Grand Funk. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1975 and appeared on the band's 1974 album, ''All the Girls in the World Beware!!!'' Jimmy Ienner ...

" – 2:57 #"

I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" is a 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their album '' Closer to Home''. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recor ...

" – 9:04 #"Loneliness" – 8:59

Personnel

Grand Funk Railroad

– acoustic and electric guitars, vocals, percussion * Howard Eddy Jr. – keyboards *

Mel Schacher Melvin George Schacher (born April 8, 1951) is an American musician who is the bassist of the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Early career Schacher was born in Owosso, Michigan, and was raised in Flint, Michigan. He became interested in ...

–

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

– drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

, vocals

With

– guitar *

– saxophone * Michigan Symphony Orchestra conducted by

* Recorded by David Hewitt on Remote Recording Services Silver Truck

References

1997 live albums Grand Funk Railroad live albums Capitol Records live albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub